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Golf training aid

a training aid and golf technology, applied in golf clubs, sport equipment, golf, etc., can solve the problems of ineffective devices showing golfers

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-02-28
PIERCE RILEY G
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Benefits of technology

"The present invention is a golf training aid that helps golfers improve their putting strokes and stances. It is made of a transparent plastic material and has a tunnel-like shape with upright sidewalls and a flat upper wall. It has a rectangular entrance opening and can be used on any desired surface. It has a guide slot and an extendable guide bar that can be pulled forward to lengthen the putt to be practiced with the training aid. The training aid provides instant feedback as to the position of the clubface in relation to the anticipated path and allows the golfer to see the hand position relative to the target path. It is inexpensive, dependable, and effective in achieving its intended purposes."

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These devices are not effective in showing the golfer the travel path of his hands on the golf grip.

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[0025]The present invention is a golf training aid for teaching or enhancing a golfer's putting stroke and stance. The device is transparent plastic having the general shape of a tunnel, the bottom being open for placement on grass or carpet. A black or opaque strip of plastic forms an extendable guide bar slidingly fitting within a guide slot. The guide slot is formed by a rectilinear guide slot housing centrally disposed along the length of the upper wall and extending forward from the entrance opening, forming a neck. The extendable guide bar is the same length as the guide slot housing, including the neck, and may be pulled forward a desired distance so as to increase the effective length of the device. The golfer may easily gauge the stroke by watching the putter head and gripping hand movement relative to the guide bar and see the results of the stroke as the ball deviates from the target path beneath the guide bar and becomes fully visible within the transparent tunnel. In an...

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Abstract

A golf training aid for improving putting stroke and stance is transparent plastic in the shape of a tunnel, the bottom being open for placement on grass or carpet. A guide slot is formed by a rectilinear guide slot housing centrally disposed along the length of the upper wall and extending forward from the entrance opening, forming a neck. A black or opaque strip of plastic forms an extendable guide bar slidingly fitting within the guide slot. The extendable guide bar may be pulled forward a desired distance so as to increase the effective length of the device. Parallel opaque stripes are located along the length of the upper wall and spaced the diameter of a golf cup. The golfer evaluates putting stroke and ball travel relative to the guide bar and stripes.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 580,252, filed Jun. 17, 2004.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to golf training aids. More particularly, the present invention relates to a device for use in improving a golfer's putting stroke and stance.[0004]2. Description of the Related Art[0005]The use of devices to show alignment of the club and the direction of ball travel through a putting stroke and subsequent travel of the ball during the practice of the putting stroke is known. It is desirable that the putting swing maintain the club head straight and square to the ball and the intended direction of ball travel. It is also desirable to hit the ball squarely so that it does not curve away from the desired path. Known alignment devices train the golfer to maintain the putting head of the club square through the stroke by providing align...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63B69/36
CPCA63B69/3676A63B69/3641A63B2071/0694A63B2209/10A63B69/3621
Inventor PIERCE, RILEY G.
Owner PIERCE RILEY G